Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri has rejected the parliamentary debate over the Voluntary Pregnancy Interruption bill saying “it is no time” to discuss the dicriminalisation of abortion.
“I am in favour of life. I do not think it is necessary to open this debate,” the head of the PRO party said in statements to media this morning describing the current political scenario as a “context in which everybody is attacking everybody.” “We need to lower the level of aggression,” Macri added.
The mayor’s comments come a day after lawmakers in the Criminal Legislation Committee – commanded by PRO party MP Patricia Bullrich -, failed to reach quorum to discuss the issue, thus stopping the bill from reaching the Lower House floor.
Abortion in Argentina is only permissible when the pregnancy involves a danger to the mother’s life or health and in rape, incest and in certain abuse cases.
buenosairesherald.com